Continued: Wolves fall to Russian team in problem-filled exhibition

Backup point guard J.J. Barea missed Monday’s game and shootaround with what the team called a personal matter. His absence created space for Shved to back up Rubio at point guard and play shooting guard as well.

Adelman entered the game intending to play 12 or 13 men and then play the other four or five on Wednesday in Toronto. He played 13 instead, opting for rookies Shabazz Muhammad and Robbie Hummel, among others, in the first half and Jeffers and Price down the stretch in the second half. That saved Gorgui Dieng, Chris Johnson and Lorenzo Brown for another day.

• Backup power forward Dante Cunningham didn’t play after he missed Sunday’s practice and Monday’s shootaround because of what Adelman called those “flulike symptoms.”